According to the incident report, acting on the tip, Deputy Scott Pulliam went to the home where he met with Brown and a female and asked if he could search the home. They gave permission and the deputy noted that the first thing he saw in Brown’s bedroom was a brown pill bottle with no label lying on the floor that contained a white crystal substance that appeared to be methamphetamine, as well as two pills (identified as oxycodone and hydrocodone through use of the “drug bible.”) At this point, Deputy Pulliam placed Brown under arrest and asked him if there was anything else in the room, to which Brown replied that “there might be a little marijuana.”

Deputy Pulliam located marijuana, a digital scale, two glass pipes and other suspected drug paraphernalia. $160 in cash was also found.

Others arrested by law enforcement officials in Madison County last week included:

People, are you dumb as a sack of rocks. Why would you give a peace officer consent to search your home. I don't know who is dumber, the home owner, or the deputy. A Drug Bible? Are u kidding me? The wanna be narcotics agent needs a DRUG BIBLE to I.D. drugs, lol, Holy Crap. More than likely he blew smoke up the home owners rear end, telling him or her if they didnt give consent, he would obtain a search warrant. Stupid, if he had anything at all, he would have the warrant in hand. But seeing how he needs a DRUG BIBLE to identify DOPE, he more than likely don't have a clue how to write a search warrant. Simply tell Madison Counties new wannabees, Hell no, and to leave ur property at once. Killing me, this is amazing, Head Lines should have read " Madison Counties New Law Enforcement Team NEEDS the DRUG BIBLE.....LOL, Get a life.

Not everyone at MCPD is new. It takes time to learn give them a break. Not everyone has a law degree and a police officers cert. like i assume you do. Right! Do you enjoy having drug addicts and criminals living in Madison Co. I know i dont. But maybe you would not be passing such judgement if this dirtbag was living next door to you and your children. You would be glad MCPD talked their way into that house. Law degree or not, anyone knows that if the report is not accurate and the police officers puts the wrong drug on the report, It could be thrown out of court. Maybe u need to move to a different county. Under the circumstances i think MCPD is and will continue to get better.

Not everyone NOW has a law degree or police officer
cert but alot of the ones who were let go did! And I disagree
Madison County is further from better now than it ever was
before thanks to loosing those officers who actually did
have either a degree, cert or twice the experience the new
ones do. Yeah you have to give the new ones time to learn
but that time is valuable and we wouldn't be wasting it
if we still had our old deputies!

For starters, try dropping the insults and get informed, then people might listen to your opinion. Don't assume (you know what they say about assuming) that all deputies are new. The "drug bible" was a metaphor. Do you have any idea how many variations of the same drug there could be? Ensuring what it is benefits everyone. It wouldn't be right to charge him with something he didn't even have. I wouldn't suggest telling any law enforcement officer to "leave ur property". They wouldn't bother being there if they didn't have cause. There are plenty of calls coming into 911. I'ld prefer the headlines read: Drug Dealers & Their Supporters Get To Steppin'- MC Doesn't Want You. and No,I'mnotkidding.

Lots af agencies use the "Drug Bible". Hospitals, DEA, EMS, FBI, ect... The Drug Bible is not a Physcians Desk Reference, it is another book entirely. It lists every drug on the market, not just illegal ones, but every prescription one as well. It also has pictures of every controlled substance available. It is updated every year to stay current. Do some research, it will keep commits like this off of blogs, and not make Madison County look any dumber to the rest of the state. These commits are not needed and they don't help anything get better.

This is Mr Brown...That statement is false.First off I wouldn't give consent to search when it's obviously hear say.Second if u read both reports they aren't even the same.3rd and last...It wasn't mine and was found NOT GUILTY! THIS BS NEEDS TO BE REMOVED!

The deputy did a great job. He got the drug dealer to give consent for a search WITHOUT having to get a warrant. Had he not gotten the consent successfully, by the time the warrant was issued the evidence would have been long gone.

As for using the Physicians Desk Reference (drug bible) to positively identify the drugs, again, excellent police work to ensure that the drugs actually were illegal and by following proper procedure the deputy has ensured that the suspect should have been arrested and ensured an easy to prosecute airtight case for the DA.

Police need to follow the law. Sounds like things are improving at the Sheriff's dept.

Check the facts the sheriffs office has done wonderfully in drug bust in the past decade. Seems to me like arresting people for illegal drugs isn't something that just "improved" in the past 2 months, I would certainly hope we continue to make as many arrests as we have in recent years.

HINT HERE,, "GOT THE DRUG DEALER TO GIVE CONSENT" CONSENT MUST BE VOLUNTEERLY GIVEN, NOT BEAT OUT OF SOMEONE, OR GOTTEN FROM SOME OTHER MEANS. THESE DEPUTIES WILL NEVER GET IT. THEY MUST HAVE A LEADER BEFORE THEY CAN LEARN. THEY ARE LIKE KINDERGARDENERS WITHOUT A SITTER. JUST ANOTHER LAWSUIT FOR THE CITIZENS TO HAVE TO PAY. THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY WE CAN PUT ALL THIS BACK ON THE VOTERS THAT VOTED FOR THE idiott.

If you are so adamant, as your all caps typing would indicate, start a petition for recall. Then, if you can secure enough qualified signatures, perhaps you can persuade enough voters to vote "THE idiott" (sic) out.

If you had been so vocal six months ago, you may have been able to help your candidate win re-election. Perhaps, now, you understand the power of the vote and the need for concerned citizens such as yourself to become involved in the process.

So, the choice is yours. You can keep on crying over a lost election or you can try to do something about it. Or, option three, you can get on board and help our duly elected official excel at the job that he was voted to do. From your rantings, I predict you will pick option one - continue to crybaby.

Once again Charlie, I'll repeat myself (#1.2)For starters, try dropping the insults and get informed. Don't assume (you know what they say about assuming) that all deputies are new. Everyone is entitled to their opinion/vote but be responsible about it. To lump "THESE DEPUTIES" into a "KINDERGARTEN" category is any thing but responsible. Just because you don't care for the new sheriff, don't take that out on the deputies. Drug dealers were being arrested/prosecuted before (not referring to Nix)the new sheriff. There are new faces in addition to the faces that continue to serve the MC citizens. No one is perfect but MC has deputies that are educated, trained, skilled and take their job very seriously. Many times with little or no gratitude, as you have displayed. If you have a legit complaint than hold the sheriff accountable! Your a voter, do YOUR part.
As you offered,HINT HERE,every ones stats can be checked. Unless you are Tim Nix writing this stuff you are sadly misinformed. THAT decision may have saved a few tax dollars. Might want to check the stats.

Sorry you disagree, there will be a time in the real near future when you will change your mind. You will then appoligize for the mess this administration has caused.. I don't know any first names just what they go by. Coyne and Larkins were also out standing officers.. Guess there was something wrong with them also !!! Don't mistake who I am !!!!

Sorry Charlie, I just saw your post. What I disagreed w/ was you lumping all deputies into a kindergarten category. That's not fair to the deputies that do their job properly. As for my opinion about Nix, check the stats. I don't mean arrests but true stats. How many cases were upheld in court? What I will agree with is that Coyne & Larkin, to name a few, were a loss for our community. I never wrote in support of the administration. I wrote in support of the deputies. I have said in past posts that I didn't understand/agree w/ other staff changes. Replacing experience & dedication to "rehire" past employees/friends does little for MC. No, I don't have a crystal ball so I can't say what "the real near future" holds. However, I am absolutely certain, I will not be apologizing for any "mess" caused by any administration. Don't mistake who I am either!!

As most people who understand the way our gov. works. Out with the old and in with the new. It is done in any office and Kip has the right to have anyone he feels, that could help his admin. excel. Talk About lawsuits charlie just insinuated that our officers are now beating suspects.Give me a break! You must be crazy! i hope you never need to call on these "kindergartners" as you have called them for help. Like i said before you may think differently if this drug dealer was selling drugs or better yet have a highly explosive meth lab and running it out of their house and lives next to you. Stop complaining and get on board or get out. Every admin. has its ups and downs. CHANGE WAS NEEDED and The ciztens of MC have spoken loud and clear.

The "drug bible" was used to identify the pills, not the white crystal substance. It is a book that lists thousands of prescription drugs, with pictures, along with information about what the drug is primarily prescribed for, side effects, normal dosages, interaction with other drugs, overdose instructions, etc.

A Registered Pharmacist could identify most pills by sight, and I imagine a lot of pill-heads, (no shortage of them here in Madison County), can too, but do you really expect every law enforcement officer to be able to identify every prescription medication that comes out of a bottle with no label?

As far as the consent given by the offenders to search the residence, it happens all the time. Most druggies are either extremely paranoid, or they think they're ten feet tall and bulletproof, and way too clever to ever get caught. It sounds like Brown fell into the latter category.

Once again, some people have taken a good thing (the arrest of a drug dealer), and managed to turn it into an attack on the Sheriff's Office, just because the election didn't turn out the way they wanted. Tiresome, tiresome, tiresome!!!

The golden rule of the drug bible. Thou shalt not giveth consent till thou flusheth down the toilet.

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